Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kim Darby (born July 8, 1947) is an American actress perhaps best known for co-starring with John Wayne and country singer/actor Glen Campbell in the 1969 western True Grit.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Evil Within
2017
as Mildy Torres
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a...
Working with the Duke
2007
as Self / Mattie Ross
Film historians, a costumer, and three of the actors relate what it was like to work with John Wayne on True Grit (1969).
True Writing
2007
as Self / Mattie Ross
Film historians and two of the actors discuss how the original Charles Portis novel developed into the script for True Grit (1969).

Cold Ones
2007
as Barb
Every stranger has a secret in writer-director Garrett Clancy’s indie drama, also released as Dead Letters. Ten years after his first novel went down ...

Mockingbird Don't Sing
2001
as Louise Standon
The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly...

Newsbreak
2000
as Frances Johnson
A reporter risks his life to get to the bottom of a stack of lies, corruption and murder surrounding the opening of a local power plant.

The Last Best Sunday
1999
as Mrs. Summers
A Hispanic teenager hides out from the law in the home of a good-natured, but rebellious, Caucasian teenage girl after killing two rednecks whom beat ...

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of lege...

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Debra Strode
Six years after being kidnapped by a cult, Jamie tries to escape the clutches of her serial killer uncle, Michael Myers.

Deadly Embrace
1989
A beautiful but horny and neglected Beverly Hills wife hires a hot young stud as a gardener. It eventually gets through to her husband that some hanky...

Teen Wolf Too
1987
as Professor Brooks
Although awkward college student Todd Howard is particularly adept at science, he's paying for school with an athletic scholarship that he will lose s...

Better Off Dead...
1985
as Jenny Meyer
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. ...

Embassy
1985
as Sue Davidson
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.

First Steps
1985
as Sherry Petrofsky
Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new resear...

Summer Girl
1983
as Mary Shelburne
When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working arou...

The Capture of Grizzly Adams
1982
as Kate Brady
A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter who may be sent to an orphanage.

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
as Lucy Tibbets
The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II t...

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979
as Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa
This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Darby), who needs money after her trucker husband, J...

The One and Only
1978
as Mary Crawford
Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming o...

Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
1975
as Helen
After two of her roommates disappear while out for a job interview, a woman answers a want ad for the same job.

This Is the West That Was
1974
as Calamity Jane
A lighthearted look at the saga of Wild Bill Hickok and his relationship with Calamity Jane as he is targeted for revenge by some tough gunfighters.

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
1974
as Ruby Hardgrave
A humanistic account of "The Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills," in which Charles Arthur Floyd is portrayed as a decent man who has a strong sense of fa...

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
1973
as Sally Farnham
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone (Karl Malden) is partnered with a young college-educated Inspector, Steven Keller (Michael Douglas), as they i...

The People
1972
as Melodye Amerson
A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who...

The Grissom Gang
1971
as Barbara Blandish
The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnap...

Norwood
1970
as Rita Lee Chipman
A Vietnam veteran returns to his Texas home but feels restless and decides to become a radio singer.

The Strawberry Statement
1970
as Linda
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.

Generation
1969
as Doris Bolton Owen
Newlyweds shock the bride's father with plans for natural childbirth in a Greenwich Village loft.

True Grit
1969
as Mattie Ross
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

The Karate Killers
1967
as Sandy True
International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret form...

Ironside
1967
as Ellen Wells
Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and le...

The Restless Ones
1965
as April Harris
A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed y...

Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965
as Gertrude "Gussie" Riley
Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is s...